St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-23
WHY, OH WHY =?

friends of Governor McEDery (among
his friends we include also the news
papers who favor his re-election), while
they are generally violent, even to ex-
cess, against Ex-Governor Nichols, are
either quite reticent or else very sparin .
in their criticisms of Judge Moncure
Mr.. Cunningham, General Behan and
other favorite and popular candidates
for Governor. Surely, these gentle
men, II we have formed Il correct esti-
| mate OF them, have no cause to be
proud of this exemption from contlme-
ly on the part of the administration or
gans! The political combination
which the friends OF Governor McEnery
have organized in the Democratic party,
| and which Is known as the " state ring,
have at their head some of the ablcst,
widest, intelligent and at the same
time the most selfish politicians in the
state OF Louisiana. Everything they
| 40, they do for a purpose. Even their
silence or fOrbearance is calculated. In
| this case either their silence means con-
tempt, or else they must have some
| premeditatCd design of using these
! gentlemen, whom we have Just named,
! III some way or other, to attain their
! own selfish purposes; on, again, there
| turks In their hearts some faint hope of
! being able some day to convert them to
! the political usages that now obtain in
the executive office of this honored state.
| Otherwise, the friends of the admins
tration would hardly have failed to di-
rect against these gentlemen at least a
part of the ammunition of abuse and
, villitication which they have been
| belchlng forth from their big guns
again General Nichols ever since he
! has declared himself candidate be
fore the Democratic convention.
Proceedings OF the Police Jury.
OrELousA> La, July Ith. 1887
The Police Jury met pursuant to adlourn-
ment
Present: Albert Gudrv President, A. Per
rodn, ID. p Satan. W. G.. Gordon 5. Haas
Louis Young. NJ. Carron. DIR. r. II. Lit
tell presented his commission as additional
juror for the first Police jury ward.
This being dies non, the Police jury ad-
iourned until Tuesday the 9TH. ut 10 a. III.
TUESDAY. July 9TH.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Albert Guihry. President
A. Perrodin. ID. +. Saizan. w. G. Gordon f.
Dubuissou, s. Haas, l.. Young aud Martin
Carron.
The reading OF the minute, of the last meet
in. was dispensed with
The committe appointed to have the bridges
on EOdi iIUuI iue EIditIc TO beaver creek
repaired. reported that said work was done
by w. w. Oneal for the sun. OF 500 tone hun
dred dollars, when on motion the report WAS
accepted aud the committee discharged.
On motion, BE it resolved. that It committee
of three be appointed by the President of the
Police jury to wait upon HE Mayor OF the
town of Opelousa~ and request him to furnish
the Police jury Immediately with correct
statement Of the amount Of money that has
been collected upon the special tax. levied
upon the town property iii the town of Opel
Oilsas. for the purpose of raising money for
the building of the court house, also with a
correct statement of the amount Of money
paid over to the parish Treasurer.
The president appointed accordingly Oh that /
committee Mcssrs III. L. Garland. jos Bloch /,
and DIR. r. H Littell.
On motion, it was resolved that south line /
ot the Ilth Justice of the Peace Ward. he and /
is hereby extended to parish of Acadia line.
On motion it was resolved. that the com.
mlsslOnerS for the sale OF unbranded stock I
appointed in 1886 are hereby reappointed for |
another year to serve under the commissions .
issued last year.
petition signed by the residents and tax
payers Of the Atchatalaya river, was read (
asking that the hogs be prohibited from run
ming at large on that river front. when on
motion it was resolved. that from and after
the publication OF this resolution. it will be
unlawful for hogs to run at large in the fol
tO-Wit:
Beginning on the Atchtaava river ON the
ANoyellr> line running north TO rauue =
thence i'll dirict south line to the Pacific
Railroad. thence folowin. the Railroad east
to the river.
Gu motion. it was resolved that Mr.. Holm
Courvillc the former contractor and keener
Ot a free ferry over bayou Courtabl Mt
Washington. he and is hereby authorized TO
resume the contract with the same condi
tons under which he held said contract last
wear.
1t was further resolved that the Mayor of
the town Of Washington is requested to have
the bridge opened, as soon as Jchu Courviile
will have established the ferry
h1essrs. John Il. Mccoy, J. b. Guillory,
Alex. PapiIlion, ST.. Leon Sonnier and All
suste PapilliOn are appointed a committed to |
ascertain the natural drain for the road from !
DR.. Todd's place to Philip PapiIlion's place
near the Acadia line aud inform Leon Sonnier ,
lie road oVerseer for said road. the result of ,
heir Investigations. whereupon said Sonnier
hal canse any and all instructions to be re. .
moved from said road. and in case PARTIES re- ,
use to remove the distractions. it shall be
lis duty to notify the District Attorney of ,
he REFUSAL OF any and all persons refusing TO |
emove the distinctions ,
Leon Sonnier is appointed road overseer on /
he road from Dr. ID. L. Todd to Philip Pa ,
billion near the Acadia line ,
The following petition signed by about 1000 {
one thousandl residents from all sections Of
he parish was read (
TO the Hon. President and members of the +
'olice Jury of the parish of st. Landry. :
Your petitioners respectfully represent that {
hey believe that the liquor traffic is source
f great evil, and ask that your Honorable n
oby order an election submitting the uues- {
ion to the voters of the parish as q whole /
nd not by wards, whether the sale of alco-
0lic liquors, except for medicinal sacra.
rental. mechanical and scientific PURPOSES
hall be prohibited or not.
They also represent that about two years
go a similar petition, signed by 1850 voters,
as presented to you and we ask You to or +,
er that al election be held on or abont the !
rst day Of September 1887. the prollbitory =
if adopted, to take effect on and {
fter January Ist, 1888. +
On motion, it was resolved, that the CON
deration Of the above petition he postponed p
ntil Thursday the eth at II a. III. u
TAX COLLECTORS REPORTS. \
For parish and criminal taxes collected s
lring March, 1887, viz: \
Parish taxes 1886. .779 40 l.
Criminal - .-........ 1874 g. Il
$I94 o. 1t
Less 90 commission --....--.. IS 20 Il
Net for March. IS ii